Photo by H.G. The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. from the Grumman F9F-5 Panther to the A4D-1. Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big Dippers.". Efficiency Award presented to the Engineering Dept. In May 1975, the Navy sold the ship with the priceless history to Union Material and Alloys, of Bayonne, NJ, for $1.5 million for the expressed purpose of scrapping. The ship was a 27,000-ton aircraft carrier in the Ticonderoga class. October21 December 1946. The enormity of the repair at sea is evident by the material ordered; 30 tons of steel plate, 29 tons of "I" beams, and 7,500 feet of flight deck lumber. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-6355). The 1,700 pound bomb blew downward, destroying 4,000 square feet of flight deck. "The Naval Historical Center / of / The Department of the Navy / presents 8, Thursday, Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1944 | 1945 - 1953 | 1954 - 1956 | 1957 - 1958 | 1959 - 1960 | 1961 - 1962 | 1963 - 1965 | 1966 - now Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Randolph (CV 15). later appointed Admiral effective that date. Crisis. During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. Randolph pulled into Norfolk for repairs. 2 December 1944. Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two Photographed by Lieutenant Barrett Gallagher. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with The attempt failed USS Jason (ARH-1) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 13 March 1945 with USS Randolph alongside. Sold 24 May 1975 to Boston Metals, Baltimore, Md., for $605,999.99 and subsequently scrapped at South Kearny, N.J. Read the USS Randolph (CV-15 / CVA-15 /CVS-15) DANFS History entry Crew Contact And Reunion Information Contact Name: LCdr Walter L Timmons Address: 785 Temple Ave Orange City, FL, 32763-4742 Phone: 904-775-3721 E-mail: None to launch a Regulus missile. Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. Media in category "USS Randolph (CV-15)" The following 51 files are in this category, out of 51 total. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. The original color transparency was received first ham station on a USN combat ship and was set up by CDR Thomas B. Ray (seated), a pilot in HS-7 1967 US State Dept telegram reviewing the events surrounding Randolph in Copenhagen, and guidelines for future visits to Denmark, The first pages of Randolph's glorious history preserved in the ship's log. BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. the ship was in Naples, Italy on 8 May 1954. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. However, a seaplane arriving seven hours later couldn't find him. "Flying Tigers." 'E's, the Battle Efficiency 'E', awarded to the best Anti-submarine carrier, and the sixth consecutive However, the ship's photo lab had this picture cataloged as "CVS-15-2478-L-10-59," dated October They faced kamikaze strikes, hurricanes, a drowning astronaut, and nuclear Armageddon with a righteous resolve, while promoting the best of American values. The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" David Buell: NS0215ae: 309k: USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Randolph returned to Norfolk, VA on October 15. Center Number: S61-02894 Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. Just as the carrier received the air raid warning, the Kamikaze careened into the stern. However, the Kamikazes had spiraled down from altitude when the interceptors arrived. National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469988). There were no serious injuries on the carrier. Randolph paid with her dearest blood; losing 102 sailors and pilots since leaving Norfolk. Radio rooms were flooded. Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. Despite searches through the next day, two men were lost at sea. aboard the Randolph to the Mediterranean Sea, 14 July 195619 February 1957. The 5" gun turrets were removed and the island shorten to clear deck space. Numbers should be 8' (2.44 meters) high Photographed from USS Charger In March 1959, Randolph was redesignated as an anti-submarine carrier (CVS-15). FLEET ADMIRAL C W NIMITZ TRANSMITS TO THE PACIFIC FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREA WITH THE GREATEST One anchor is at the Sullivan North High School in Kingsport, TN. FF12-5/(15-on), serial 06820, on carrier markings, to illustrate how the ship's hull number should Typically a "Centurion" This one? John Maxwell Walker (center) playing the "fiddle" with some buddies. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the Japanese launched 24 twin-engine Yokosuka P1Y1 "Frances" bombers from Japan, over 1,300 miles away. coloring hull number of Capricornus. She is replenishing from USS Marias USS Randolph in background, Randolph's crew crowd the deck during Friendship 7's reentry, Liberty Bell 7 was discovered and raised in 1999, 38 years after it sank. John W. Weeks (DD-701) in the Western Deployments like these by Randolph and other capital ships reaffirmed America's leadership in global dynamics, and peacefully prevented a Communist takeover of the Mediterranean. by Fred Freidrich (USN 1121397). Lower left: A battle damaged TBM Avenger ditches alongside Randolph. Liberty Bell 7 was discovered and raised from the sea floor 38 years later in 1999. Captain, U.S. Navy Fred Millard Larson was Christoper M. Larson's "Hundreds of Randolph sailors vie for viewing space on the recovery carrier's flight "Report on Strike.". The $1.8 billion destroyer, manned by a 300-member crew, had been steaming on a secret . Sir Winston Churchill salutes as he receives honors during a visit to USS Randolph Aviation News, October Cdr Ian Allan MBE. flight deck is seen here. The roar of the cats kept small boats away, but a large tanker was moving toward the downed air crew. Squadron mates spotted the downed aviator in his rubber raft. deck. Great Images In NASA (GRIN) DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001332. Hordes crowded the waterfront, while the media reported widely on the carrier's visit. Carrier Air Group 10 (CAG-10) aboard. Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), Repair to the gaping Tests completed, she rejoined the fleet at Okinawa. Photo was taken in the British West Indies during the Second Fleet Tactical Maneuvers, 2 February19 Guy M. Gillette, wife of the senator from Iowa, christens the future sometime in 1963. Carolina (BB-55). The Randoph, ship's newspaper, Vol. TO THE END THAT NOTHING SHALL MAR THE RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND GLORY THAT NOW BELONGS TO THE NAVY Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. Photographed from a USS Miami Randolph's crew was enjoying the movie 'A Song to Remember' in the forward hangar. by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 15 June 1945. National Archives and Records Administration photo, # 80-G-466983. 1953". Randolph peaceful rides anchor as tank landing craft LCT-832 loads ammunition into her cargo hold. Official caption reads: "USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97489). To him, this tribute would have been the equivalent of winning both the Noble Peace Prize and the Heisman Trophy. It was also Randolph's inaugural combat action. In 1959, Randolph underwent such a conversion and redesignated CVS-15. Aircraft carriers are given the designation of "CV" by the US Navy. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97490). October 16, 1961 USS Randolph collides with the Liberian tanker Atlantic Viscountess 325 miles east of Charleston, SC. The ship was set to "Condition Zebra," which is the maximum state of readiness for survivability. The distinctly striped tails of Randolph's Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers attacked aircraft factories, airfields and naval bases. Floating at sea for four days, a Japanese fishing boat finally picked up the pilot and delivered Hantschel to the Hiroshima jail, where he was killed by the 15-kiloton atomic blast that help end the war. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE RETURN TO CONDITIONS OF PEACE WILL A4D-2 Skyhawk aircraft of VA-86 "Sidewinders" conducting in-flight PACIFIC AND ALL HANDS IN THEIR COMMANDS MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND THE DEEP PRIDE WHICH AMERICA at top. Operating This storm damaged other capital. However, the homesick ship couldn't be kept from the sea. F. M. Larson. Five-inch gun in the foreground. Here's a treat for all you Med Cruise veterans and late-50s carrier aviation fans. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (photo USS Randolph (CVA-15) 19531955. At right, British destroyer HMS Urchin crosses the bow of Randolph in August of 1945, off Japan. and capsule were actually recovered by USS Noa Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. aboard. 1945. FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, possibly President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. Topside, catwalks, antennas, guns, and lights were ripped off. The recovery after her SCB-27A modernization, with an interesting mix of F9F Cougars, AD Skyraiders Parks. USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a The ship began combat in February of 1945. Decommissioned to reserve 13 Feb 1969. ), modex AW63, Cruises to the Med with stops at Rota, Naples and Barcelona; the Caribbean stops at Barbados, St. Thomas and Rio de Janeiro. During that cruise, VBF-82 was re-designated Fighter Squadron (VF) 18A and CVG-82 was re-designated The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. SH-3A Sea King helicopters, HS-7 "Big Dippers" squadron, on flight deck, USS Randolph (CVS-15) as she prepares to depart Norfolk for # USN 1059601).". Randolph's last log book entry. The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. Randolph's log for the 27th simply reads; "2053 Submerged contact being kept under surveillance during the day surfaced at this time.". Collision at Sea A Cold War exercise turned tragic after poor signaling led two U.S. Navy warships to collide in the South China Sea, slicing off the bow of the destroyer USS Floyd B. being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). OCCUPATION OF JAPAN WITHOUT INCIDENT STOP END ITEM. 1, No. The video features the Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and Carrier Air Group FOUR (CVG-4). February 9, 2001: The USS Greeneville (SSN 772) rams the Ehime Maru The Improved Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a fishery training ship. While other carriers off Okinawa were torpedoed, bombed, and kamikazed, Randolph was unscathed despite being under daily attack. 1945. Sonar. Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. patch is issued and proudly worn on the flight jacket. Mrs. An SSM-N-8 Regulus I cruise missile is launched from USS Randolph Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone Welcome Aboard Card for USS Randolph (CV-15) celebrating Stormes (DD-780). The attempt failed and the Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge circa May 1945. USS North Carolina J. Francillon Collection, photo, ID:42766478, Catalog: 17_000139. Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. Middle right: Randolph at Norfolk shortly after launching. Medical Officer, assigned to the recovery force. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. Comb used all three of his cartridge starters one by one before the final starter fired up the engine. 1, 1 July 1953. The Piaseki HUP Retriever BuNo 147607 in the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola is identified as operating off USS Randolph in the early 1960s. Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph of the frigate in mid-October. USS Randolph: The most famous aircraft carrier nobody heard of. Official U.S. Navy photos of USS Randolph (CVA-15) The Navy successfully evacuated 3,000 Americans without injuries. OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN AND PRIDE IN THE PART PLAYED BY THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT RESULT X PARA X With the early morning light, they clearly saw 'RANDOLPH' inscribed on the fantail. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Left: Peyton Randolph's descendant Edward Fairfax Randolph with Captain Quackerbush during recommissioning. USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Day, 27 October 1945, Baltimore. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton Great Uncle and died at sea on 13 October 1945. Within a minute the speedy Stormes clears out. Friday, 21 July 1961. The bombing of the USS Randolph was a nuclear attack by the Soviet submarine B-59 against the American aircraft carrier Randolph in the afternoon of October 27, 1962 in response to being targeted by American depth charges. during September 1968. He would have been consumed with emotion. 4 (MR-4) mission. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. Above, Black dot below burning Randolph is probably LCT-832 clearing the area, Above, damage control parties extinguish fires on Randolph's deck, Deck log records June 7th USAF P-38 crash into Randolph. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photo, Four U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in 1951-52. Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July Recommissioning and messing with mother nature, On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. US Navy photograph The Randolph's helicopters were expecting to perform a routine recovery now had to rescue a drowning astronaut. OS2U Kingfisher catapulting from USS Astoria in 1944, Action report from USS Astoria May, 14, 1945. Another four Hellcats from Randolph raced ahead to relieve the fighters already onsite. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. On 1 June 1961, SHANGRI-LA, along with USS INTREPID (CV 11) and USS RANDOLPH (CV 15), . The pierside photos were taken at Pearl Harbor about 6 days after the collision: John Juarez HT1 USN Ret. Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. Operation Jamboree was the first carrier airstrike on the Japanese homeland since the famed Doolittle raid, three years earlier. Three of the four founders are titular figures in American history, while Peyton Randolph has faded from the national consciousnesses -- much like the ship that bears his name. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED by CDR Ray Davis. Hurricane Edna battered the carrier. Essex-class carriers were normally the most prestigious vessels in port. Admiral Mitscher hoisted onto Randolph from USS Hickox after Enterprise was struck by Kamikaze, Admiral Mitscher and advisor Captain Arleigh Burke on Randolph's flag bridge, USS Bunker Hill on fire seen from Randolph, May 11, 1945. The nearer board represents the flight deck, with the hangar deck board behind it. USS Hancock spotted the "bogies" on radar 68 miles out and vectored night fighters toward them. The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. The Japanese signed the surrender on September 2 aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. San Diego Air and Space Museum, Ren Problems and site related matters, E-mail Webmaster, This page was created by Paul Yarnall and is maintained by Fabio Pea, National Archives Atomic-bomb survivor and Japanese historian Shigeaki Mori spent 30 years researching the American POWs killed in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and persuading his government to add their names to the Hiroshima Memorial. Hopefully, the buyer will keep as a Randolph bird. Crewmen fighting fires on the ship's flight deck, after she was hit by a kamikaze, 11 March The Tracker is a twin 1,136.4kW Wright R-1820-82WA-powered carrier-based antisubmarine search and attack aircraft, produced originally for the US Navy but currently also in service with the air forces and navies of several countries. The destroyer that the Randolph was refueling on October 16, 1961, at the time of the collision with the Atlantic Viscountess was the U.S.S. ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. 1945. Off Cape Hatteras, Randolph rode nearly 100-foot waves, rolling side to side as much as 35 degrees. photo above. Consequently the fleet was on a war footing. When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. By this time, Randolph was the premiere sub hunter in the fleet. 15 "Rawhides" (left); S-2D Tracker, from a kamikaze hit on 11 March. ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15) is visible in the distance in photo NS021550b. USS Randolph underway with Carrier Air Group (CVG) 12, seen Randolph did send a medical team to Atlantic Viscountess to render aid for an injured man, who was later bought on the carrier for treatment. After emergency repairs in the Philippines, the 80,000 ton super-carrier returned to Norfolk. Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. HAS IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS X LET US KEEP IN REVERENT RECOLLECTION THE MEMORIES OF THOSE OF OUR COMRADES The pilot of the J-8 II (81192) involved in the collision, Wang Wei, ejected and was lost at sea. The Homeward/Bounder, Vol. The Randolph seafarers saw the Admiral as jinxed. "we are such stuff as dreams are made on". He and his gunner Cletis Phegley scurried onto the survival raft. THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE While some 250 allied warships participated in the surrender ceremony, Randolph steamed in open waters to provide an umbrella over the fleet in case of a sneak attack. "USS Randolph (CVA-15) island. The patrolling Hellcats had already shot down a snooping Japanese airplane when they observed two enemy destroyers racing toward the raft. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command For a quarter of a century, the Randolph sailor distinguished themselves as a special breed of seafarer. Eight Hellcats of VF-12 and VBF-12 circled overhead. Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. By 1966 Randolph was no longer the behemoth of the 1940s. President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. In 2004 Microsoft founder Paul Allen opened the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor in the western Pacific, June 1945. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command Since the days of sail, crews coveted the distinction of serving as the flag ship. # 80-G-273768. US Navy Photo. The second Randolph anchor resides in Kingsport, TN. "Big Dippers" Helo Squadron, on board at the time. The Randolph immediately launched the duty lifeboat and within 10 minutes rescued the four sailors floundering in the water. The Frances were looking for targets; one crashed into Ulithi while the other approached Randolph's fantail above the waves - exactly were Seaman Eugene Santos was distributing mailbags in the hangar deck. A wonderful clip of the USS Randolph CV-15 with the vintage jets of the United States Navy in the 1950's. The boxes the film came in had Med Cruise March 195. photo, # S61-02921. Note the plane's tail markings, unique to this ship. This was before the advent of the angle-deck carrier. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. Entering the Sargasso Sea on October 27th, the Randolph Task Group immediately cornered a submerged Russian submarine, the B-59. With batteries low and crew fatigued, B-59 surfaced amongst the Task Group at 8:53pm. Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on the Flag Bridge of USS Randolph (CV-15), Guided Missile Group 2 Det. and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. The attack killed 25 of her crew. Some. Randolph's final tally included: 143 Japanese airplanes destroyed in dogfights, shipborne gunners shotdown an additional 4, another 71 on the ground during air strikes, and 87,000 tons of shipping sunk. back to top go to the end of the page back to top go to the end of the page Crew List: USS Randolph (CV-15) underway, probably in early 1945. (Thanks to Robert M. Cieri). To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. However, during this visit, Randolph relinquished that honor to the small wooden sailing ship at left, which is non other than HMS Victory -- flagship of the Battle of Trafalgar. capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. (CV-15) as it is lowered into place in May of 1943. 1 September 1945. However, USS Randolph is forgotten. USS Essex was the first and namesake a class of 24 aircraft carriers which formed the nucleus of the fast carrier task groups which were very important to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific in WWII. March 11, 1945, the US fleet rested comfortably, anchored at Ulithi Atoll -- approximately 850 miles from the nearest Japanese base -- air attack was not considered viable. X YOUR REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD The Okinawa campaign was the peak period for Kamikazes, and were fast becoming problematic for the fleet. But, alas, it came to an untimely end in October 1968, when the Navy announced Randolph would be retired. The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. Furthermore, the Cairo airport was under daily attack. Below is a report about the collision from SHANGRI-LA's 1965 cruise book. The Admiral responded with the standard US retort; neither confirming or denying nuclear weapons. D. Ward Harrigan He became Randolph's At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. Two views of USS Randolph (CV-15), possibly taken in late AugustSeptember After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. 28 June 1945. Atlantic, circa 19671968. Airplanes roamed the Pacific raining destruction on enemy shipping, planes, troop concentrations, and supplies. These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. The MR-4 mission, manned by astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, was the second manned Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5339). The flight deck at the bow was twisted and raised 11 inches. The first Randolph was a The other vessels weren't as fortunate. "Goblin at the Doorstep" highlighted the company's S2F Trackers flying off the deck of the USS Randolph. The original eight Hellcats were joined by four of their squadron mates which diverted from a photo reconnaissance sortie. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE X IT IS DESIRED THAT THE RADIO STATION IN ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ", Randolph helicopter hoist Gus Grissom to safety, Sikorsky H-34 Seahorse struggles with Liberty Bell 7 capsule before releasing it into the ocean. The carriers Randolph and Coral Sea were participating in amphibious exercises in nearby Crete and were ideally suited for evacuating Americans from the war zone. USS Randolph was pulled out of mothball and underwent a 30-month overhaul. near Tokyo, withdrawing shortly before noon. The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. . Today several are Museums located through U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. has been started for a ship that would serve the US Navy for nearly 26 years. These planes launched from, and returned to floating airbases which moved throughout the Pacific like chess pieces. This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve The landscape was apocalyptic -- the images would haunt my father. This prevents heavy seas from entering her hangar deck and pounding the flight deck. This photo is stamped on the back: "USS Randolph and overhauling The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. Visible on deck Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58. Field commanders had their fingers on the nuclear trigger rather than the leadership of the United States and Soviet Union. in late December 1958early January 1959. 4 (MR-4) mission. To project American power, in the world's largest arena, the US Navy employed aircraft carriers, specifically the Essex-class -- easily the greatest class of warship ever built. In an unprecedented move to elaborate policy, the US embassy claimed "there were no weapons aboard Randolph which would violate well-known Danish policy concerning stationing of nuclear weapons." The Italians were homeless, starving, and dispirited. The ship was visited by 82,000 wide-eyed Europeans -- the largest number of foreign tourists boarding a US warship. USS RANDOLPH was placed out of commission, in reserve, berthed at Philadelphia, February 13, 1969, where she remained until June 1, 1973 when she was stricken from the Navy list. 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